The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-08

X Rat OF "'
- 7,,. worst elephant that ever walked IN
s ,,-,de i'm tine United States was Fore
r ~ ,,ou known big elephant Romeo. He
~ f,,u of mischief rs monkey, and rs
..,,,,,, as a dynamite mine. lie was not
+ h, SMELLS. but always bad, and his at
D. 80 never knew when his biz trunk was
-'., ~ swing at them with the force of
o..S..,g ram. He considered every man
,. .-,velei with the Forepaugh show his
W.. cncmv He had special dislike 70
,t.,o F1rcpaugh Sr, ana never lost an OPP
Il '...,,.., to attempt the veteran showmans
III Whenever Mr.. Forepaugh went near
M -. t. would make a swipe at him with his
~ -. .,r throw 40 him the first missile he
4cr3 when the show came 20 Phila-
.,., ~ winter Romeo had 20 be chained
..rfll.eof a big room alone, out of reach
... .,5,. and top. His chains had TO toe
..o3 to a post anchored about ten feet In
=, ,-.,,1d His hind legs had TO be fastened
80 .bain, stretched obhquely out and back
from him .o.
~ ..,3 Romeo 10 necessary 10 throw
r. -. and beat him into submission. The
,l~1,,irr was accomplished by fastening
k ~ and tackle 20 the chains on the hind
md drawing those members up under his
~ t-b.5, until he was compelled TO let him
~ d.,r Once down he was chained tight
H. or8bel while a dozen men would surround
a., and thrash him with poles until he
Il ,-,roetel enough" 1t frequently took ten
IL to,,r. 10 beat him into submission, and he was
II of-o1 kept living on the floor for three or four
IL dsv, before he would give in.
r. Tine last seven years Of his life Romeo de
,epi.d on one eye to guide his elephantine
Il rav through life The other was shot out by
H. bi. tespar. Stuart Craven, one day in the fall
- ,frS6r ON Ridge avenue, Philadelphia, after
H. Romeo had broken down the brick wall OF
d the animal house where Forepaugh was win
IL tsriDg Romeo took a notion TO wander, and
II after raising merry war among the other
81 animals. be butted down the brick wall Of the
Is horse and started down the Ridge. Stuart
T. Craven followed him with a shotgun and
snpted about pound of shot into Romeo's
leather hide One load took effect in one OF
/ his ewes and blinded him, and at the same
tine conquered the big brute 50 that he al
lowed himself 10 be driven back 10 his
quarters
/ couple Of years later Romeo killed an at
teDiant named Canada Bill' at Marlboro.
/ Pa by throwing him against a wall and
then getting him i'm front Of him and kneel-
n jry uron him. Elephant George" an attend
II ant was nearly drowned by him while riding
q scr0,, river on the elephants neck. Romeo
/ dIyei three times in the attempt 10 drown
/ George. who was rescued Just in time by the
/ other PEOPLE of the show, who went after him
Il in boats.
/ Romeo died in Chicago in 1872 from lock
+ Jaw caused by the sores made on his ankles
by the shackles His skeleton is now mount
81 ia the College of Surgeons and Physicians
n Chicago I'm his time he killed three men
and destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
Mou an elephant that was owned by
John OBrien, had propensity 10 knock
down and lueel upon anybody who was near
/ him when be took one of his fits of bad tenn
{ per- ewas a hard animal TO conquer, and
{ 10 frequently took several days thrashing.
T lie Was killed i'm 1871 i'm an attempt to subdue
( him. He was kept lying down for four days
( Oh damp ground after thrashng, and he
( caught cold and died Of pneumonia.
I Chief and Queen two elephants of the Bar
/ mum herd. were sold 70 Mr. FOrepaugh last
/ spring for 5000 This low price was ac-
ceptel for them ON account of their danger
Gus temper Queen had an Unexplainable
hatred for James a. Bailey, Of Banum,
Bailey O. Hutchinson from the first time she
saw lm. and the big brute never lost an OPP
potWtY % make an attempt upon his life.
81 tle opening of the season two years ago in
Madison Square garden, she nearly succeeded
m accomplishing her designs on Mr.. Bailey.
Queen was in the procession coming down the
track, and Mr. Bailey was walking in the OPP
p0ste direction When Queen saw him COM
ing She edged ont toward him, and as Mr.
Bailey got opposite her there was post be-
8 bind him. Queen saw her opportunity and
sweryed suddenly toward him, attempting to
n catch him between her huge body and the
post and squeeze him TO death, but Bailey saw
her purpose just in time and sprang aside, es-
Gaping by hairs breadth
Pcsminny, the little clown elephant
known all over the country on account Of his
funny performances with the clown, Charlie
Mccarthy, was performing at Slocum's min
s,reb several weeks ago, and kept his temper
Weuenough until the last night, when he took
anoton 20 play the bad elephant Hestarted
by knocking his keeper down, and then picked
hin up and threw him against the wall. The
man was nearly dead when Mccarthy res
cued him
Emperor who was Jumbos side partner
with the Banum show during the season be-
& fore last took a fit Of stubbornneSs on him in
Troy, y. Y, while being driven through the
Street and he broke away and went on d
rampage. He got into an iron foundry and
burned his feet and then ran into crowded
street Before he was caught and chained he
lad injured four men and woman, and had
done $1,000 worth Of other damage
When Adam Forepaugh started in the
menagerie business he had but two elephants
with him. They were Romeo, the wickedest
IN the country, and Annie, black African
elephant the trickiest on the road. 1t was
Anmes delight 20 brighten farmers teams
INTO running away, and she was never happier
Than when She could scare a cow out of seven
yean milk Whenever she saw cow on the
road out went the big ears like sails trunk
and tail were elevated, and with a soul har-
rowing series Of trumpetings Annie would /
make al the COW and i'm abOut five seconds /